Today we’re going to talk about a traditional recipe from Northern Italy, specifically from a beautiful alpine valley in northern Lombardy: the pizzoccheri valtellinesi. In this place, called Valtellina, buckwheat has been farmed for centuries and it has therefore become one of the main ingredients of some typical  local dishes. Locals are very jealous about the recipe and the tradition of pizzoccheri, which is one of the symbols of this…

The Tortona area, an industrial district near Navigli, has been Giorgio Armani’s headquarter for the last twenty years. In 2000 the Italian fashion designer chose to move from the historical Teatrino in Via Borgonuovo 21 and set in a new metropolitan location in via Bergognone 59, in order to pursue a more minimalist and urban style. This new headquarter was born thanks to the cooperation among two important architects: Tadao…

—VERSIONE ITALIANA SOTTO— Darsena is an artificial basin which is employed as berth and storage point for boats; it also indicates the most internal part of a harbor, the one with workshops and one (or more) drydocks; this is the place for repair and storage of old boats and it even indicates the covered shelter for small boats The etymology of this word is still uncertain: it probably comes from…

–  VERSIONE ITALIANA SOTTO-  Passato, presente e futuro del Naviglio della Martesana. Bonvesin de la Riva described Milan in 1288 (at that time it was still called Mediolanum) as “a city in the middle of fields […] in the area of a beautiful, rich and fertile plain… between two equidistant, wonderful rivers, the Ticino and the Adda”. As a matter of fact, the unique position of Milan has always been…

–VERSIONE ITALIANA SOTTO– Milan is well known for being the Italian “place to be”: even an old gas station can be turned into a modern and fantastic place where design and luxury cuisine merge together. That’s what happened to the ex Agip service station in Piazzale Accursio: this station was commissioned by Enrico Mattei, ENI founder and president, and designed by Mario Bacciocchi in 1952. What makes it special is…

  @Die Sun We live in an awaking world, we are awakening from all the destruction we have created during the 1900s, the industrial revolution, the wars, pollution, devastation of lands, environment, fast-fashion, racism, and the infinite problems human beings caused in the past. This is the time to wake up, turn on our creativity, and work together towards rebuilding a promising green future.   The topic of the photo…